Editing Biophysics (section)

{{Short description|Interdisciplinary science}}
[[Image:Kinesin_walking.gif|thumb|[[Kinesin]] uses [[protein dynamics#Global flexibility: multiple domains|protein domain dynamics]] on [[Nanoscopic scale|nanoscale]]s to "walk" along a [[microtubule]].]]
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'''Biophysics''' is an interdisciplinary science that applies approaches and methods traditionally used in [[physics]] to study [[Biology|biological]] phenomena.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/science/biophysics|title=Biophysics {{!}} science|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Zhou HX | title = Q&A: What is biophysics? | journal = BMC Biology | volume = 9 | pages = 13 | date = March 2011 | pmid = 21371342 | pmc = 3055214 | doi = 10.1186/1741-7007-9-13 | doi-access = free }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dictionary.com/browse/biophysics|title=the definition of biophysics|website=www.dictionary.com|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Kuba |first=Jaroslav |url=https://www.amazon.com/Biophysics-Foundations-Solutions-Jaroslav-Kuba-ebook/dp/B0D11C94T9 |title=Biophysics: Foundations, Problems, and Solutions |publisher=Academic Press (Elsevier) |year=2025 |location=San Diego, CA |language=English}}</ref> Biophysics covers all scales of [[biological organization]], from [[Molecule|molecular]] to [[organism]]ic and [[Population (biology)|populations]]. Biophysical research shares significant overlap with [[biochemistry]], [[molecular biology]], [[physical chemistry]], [[physiology]], [[nanotechnology]], [[bioengineering]], [[computational biology]], [[biomechanics]], [[developmental biology]] and [[systems biology]].

The term ''biophysics'' was originally introduced by [[Karl Pearson]] in 1892.<ref>{{cite book |last=Pearson |first=Karl |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=k1c_AQAAIAAJ&q=%22biophysics%22&pg=PA470|title=The Grammar of Science|year=1892 |page=470}}</ref><ref name="Glaser2012">[[Roland Glaser]]. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=xxsYe6z_IA4C Biophysics: An Introduction]''. Springer; 23 April 2012. {{ISBN|978-3-642-25212-9}}.</ref> The term ''biophysics'' is also regularly used in academia to indicate the study of the [[Physical quantity|physical quantities]] (e.g. [[electric current]], [[temperature]], [[Stress (mechanics)|stress]], [[entropy]]) in biological systems. Other [[List of life sciences|biological sciences]] also perform research on the biophysical properties of living organisms including [[molecular biology]], [[cell biology]], [[chemical biology]], and [[biochemistry]].